The Greater Shepparton Council says it hopes flood water surrounding several hundred houses can be drained away soon.

Official gauges say Shepparton recieved around 60 millimetres in the downpour but the ABC has received reports of up to 150 millimetres.

The Council's director of infrastructure, Steve Bowmaker says pumps will be brought in to help clear the flood water as soon as possible.

"In the area around King Richard, Ross Allen Drive and Orchard Circuit, the drains there all drain into what's called drain three and that drain and the surrounding channels are full at the moment so there's really no where for the water to go so we're in the process of trying to clear some of those waters to allow some of that to be pumped put."